REG - Pearson PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding
19/12/2022 12:15
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RNS Number : 1884K Pearson PLC 19 December 2022
PEARSON PLC
(the "Company")
Notification of Director and PDMRs' Interests
Below are details of purchases (made under the Company's Non-Executive
Directors' Share Purchase Plan) of Pearson plc ordinary shares of 25p each and
American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) made on the London and New York Stock
Exchanges on behalf of the Company's Chair and Non-Executive Directors on 15
December 2022:
Name of Director No. of Shares Purchased Price per Share* Total Holding Following Notification
Sherry Coutu 980 £9.09 10,567
Graeme Pitkethly 234 £9.09 10,477
Tim Score 3,121 £9.09 67,475
Annette Thomas 435 £9.09 2,317
Lincoln Wallen 433 £9.09 16,315
Name of Director No. of ADRs Purchased Price per ADR* Total Holding Following Notification
Omid Kordestani 7,397 $11.27 32,096
Esther Lee 331 $11.27 1,497
Linda Lorimer 420 $11.27 18,038
* rounded to two decimal places.
The following notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the
UK Market Abuse Regulation, give further detail.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging
managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Sherry Coutu
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Non-Executive Director
b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Pearson plc
b) LEI 2138004JBXWWJKIURC57
4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
place where transactions have been conducted
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
Identification code
ISIN: GB0006776081
b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share
Purchase Plan
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Purchase price: £9.0935 per share 980
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume Aggregated volume: 980 shares
- Price Aggregated price: £8,911.63
e) Date of the transaction 15 December 2022
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Graeme Pitkethly
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Non-Executive Director
b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Pearson plc
b) LEI 2138004JBXWWJKIURC57
4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
place where transactions have been conducted
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
Identification code
ISIN: GB0006776081
b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share
Purchase Plan
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Purchase price: £9.0935 per share 234
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume Aggregated volume: 234 shares
- Price Aggregated price: £2,127.88
e) Date of the transaction 15 December 2022
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Tim Score
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Deputy Chair
b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Pearson plc
b) LEI 2138004JBXWWJKIURC57
4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
place where transactions have been conducted
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
Identification code
ISIN: GB0006776081
b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share
Purchase Plan
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Purchase price: £9.0935 per share 3,121
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume Aggregated volume: 3,121 shares
- Price Aggregated price: £28,380.81
e) Date of the transaction 15 December 2022
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Annette Thomas
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Non-Executive Director
b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Pearson plc
b) LEI 2138004JBXWWJKIURC57
4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
place where transactions have been conducted
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
Identification code
ISIN: GB0006776081
b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share
Purchase Plan
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Purchase price: £9.0935 per share 435
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume Aggregated volume: 435 shares
- Price Aggregated price: £3,955.67
e) Date of the transaction 15 December 2022
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Lincoln Wallen
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Non-Executive Director
b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Pearson plc
b) LEI 2138004JBXWWJKIURC57
4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
place where transactions have been conducted
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
Identification code
ISIN: GB0006776081
b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share
Purchase Plan
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Purchase price: £9.0935 per share 433
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume Aggregated volume: 433 shares
- Price Aggregated price: £3,937.49
e) Date of the transaction 15 December 2022
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Omid Kordestani
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Chair
b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Pearson plc
b) LEI 2138004JBXWWJKIURC57
4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
place where transactions have been conducted
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one
ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc
Identification code
ISIN: US7050151056
b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share
Purchase Plan
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Purchase price: $11.2699 per ADR 7,397
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume Aggregated volume: 7,397 ADRs
- Price Aggregated price: $83,363.45
e) Date of the transaction 15 December 2022
f) Place of the transaction New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Esther Lee
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Non-Executive Director
b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Pearson plc
b) LEI 2138004JBXWWJKIURC57
4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
place where transactions have been conducted
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one
ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc
Identification code
ISIN: US7050151056
b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share
Purchase Plan
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Purchase price: $11.2699 per ADR 331
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume Aggregated volume: 331 ADRs
- Price Aggregated price: $3,730.34
e) Date of the transaction 15 December 2022
f) Place of the transaction New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Linda Lorimer
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Non-Executive Director
b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Pearson plc
b) LEI 2138004JBXWWJKIURC57
4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
place where transactions have been conducted
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one
ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc
Identification code
ISIN: US7050151056
b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share
Purchase Plan
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Purchase price: $11.2699 per ADR 420
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume Aggregated volume: 420 ADRs
- Price Aggregated price: $4,733.36
e) Date of the transaction 15 December 2022
f) Place of the transaction New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
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